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School-Based Suicide Prevention Plans: What Works

The death of a young person by any means is tragic, but a death by suicide has far-reaching effects on surviving family members and on both the school and the larger community. Schools are uniquely positioned to address the crisis of youth suicide and are vital for effective suicide prevention in schools because students spend the bulk of their days in school. As such, schools are critical spaces for early identification, intervention, and prevention.

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June 27, 2024

Step 4 – Building Mental Health Awareness in Schools

As the youth mental health crisis rages on, educators and policymakers must take quick and definitive steps to raise awareness of mental health issues in our schools, our homes, and our communities.
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June 20, 2023

Step 3: Data-Driven Systems for Mental Health Programs in Schools

Mental health in schools is a domain where the capture of progress monitoring data has traditionally lagged, with qualitative descriptions of student progress being more common than quantitative measures.

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teacher burnout

May 30, 2024

Voices of ESS: Exploring Teacher Burnout

Teacher burnout is a prevalent issue in the U.S. with broad-reaching implications for students and educators. Recently, three Effective School Solutions (ESS) team members came together on MindBeat, the definitive go-to podcast for all topics related to school-based mental health, to discuss this important issue.
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self-sufficient adults

May 21, 2024

Raising Self-Sufficient Adults: The Path to Success is Paved with…Grit!

Perhaps more than ever before parents are asking how they can help their children become resilient and self-sufficient adults, and how to instill the “grit” that is needed to thrive in our increasingly complex world. It is not surprising that parents are confused.
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May 14, 2024

Understanding PTSD and Trauma: When Trauma Doesn’t Look Like Trauma

A school professional encountering a student who frequently exhibits defiant, angry, or aggressive behavior might have the impulse to label the child as “oppositional” or simply “a problem kid.” It is rare, however, that children and adolescents choose to be difficult.
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early learners

May 2, 2024

Supporting the Mental Health of Early Learners

While it’s never too late to intervene to improve childhood mental health disorders, the earlier children receive support, the better.
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teenage social skills

April 26, 2024

The Decline of Teenage Social Skills

Strong social connections aren’t simply a nice thing to have. They contribute to well-being and to a full and meaningful life.
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Autism Acceptance

April 18, 2024

Autism Acceptance: 5 Everyday Triumphs Often Overlooked

Temple Grandin, autism influencer, advocate, and author of “Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions”, says, “If I could snap my fingers and be non-autistic, I would not. Autism is part of who I am.”
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